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Professor of Politics and Head of School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts at Monash University

Posted by kanica_rakhra • June 19, 2016

Positions Vacant

Monash University

Professor of Politics and Head of School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts

The School of Social Sciences (SoSS) at Monash University is seeking to make a dualappointment of Professor of Politics and International Relations and Head of School. Thesuccessful candidate will be an outstanding scholar in the discipline of political science whocan demonstrate the capacity for leadership in research, pedagogy, administration andstrategy.

Monash University is at the forefront of Australian higher education, a member of the eliteGroup of Eight universities and a fixture in the top 100 of both the Times Higher EducationWorld University Rankings and QS World University Rankings. It is Australia's largestuniversity and has a global presence spanning four continents, with campuses in Malaysiaand South Africa, joint graduate schools in China and India and a centre in Prato, Tuscany.Led by Professor Rae Frances, the Faculty of Arts is a powerhouse of teaching andresearch. The SoSS is a big part of this story, with rankings consistently above worldstandard, including a 4 for Political Science in the 2015 Excellence Research Australia(ERA) exercise. Monash's research standing is shown by its success in attaining the topranking of 5 for nearly half of all its ERA fields.

The Head of School will be expected to sustain and enhance the SoSS's dynamic, collegial,multidiscipline environment. A particular focus will be building, strengthening and maintainingexcellence within the team to facilitate collaborative teaching and research. These skills willalso be important outside the SoSS, with the Head of School expected to take part inbroader faculty strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will hold an ongoingappointment as Professor of Politics and International and a threeyearterm as Head of School. Both appointments are fulltime and based at Monash's Clayton campus.

Full Position Description and application instructions here; for further information and initial enquiries please contact the executive search firm Perrett Laver at patrick.marland@perrettlaver.com or by +61 (0)2 8354 4007.

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